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A family beach party seen from above, with children crouching in the sand beside a striped umbrella, circa 1964, probably California.
1964 · California, United States
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A man bends down to join the children digging in the sand while the rest of the group sits on towels, circa 1964.
1964 · California, United States
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The man leans over the dug sand beside a crouching child as the family group looks on from its towels, circa 1964.
1964 · California, United States
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A man stands with his hands on his hips watching the digging, with the striped umbrella at the frame edge, circa 1964.
1964 · California, United States
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Beachgoers sit near the base of a rocky cliff and concrete wall beside the surf.
1957 · San Francisco, California, United States
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A man practices boxing movements on the sand with surf rolling in behind him.
1957 · San Francisco, California, United States
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The boxer shifts stance on the beach while waves move across the background.
1957 · San Francisco, California, United States
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A distant figure throws punches on the sand near the waterline.
1957 · San Francisco, California, United States
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Adults stand together on the beach as people gather near the water in the background.
1961 · Ireland
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Beach visitors stand and look around near a crowded shoreline area.
1961 · Ireland
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A small group stands in conversation or observation on the beach.
1961 · Ireland
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Two adults stand near the foreground while the beach continues behind them.
1961 · Ireland
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Adults sit together on a pebbled beach, with several people smiling or looking toward the camera.
1961 · Ireland
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The handheld camera catches the group seated and reclining among stones on the beach.
1961 · Ireland
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Seated adults and background beachgoers fill the frame in a casual rocky-shore gathering.
1961 · Ireland
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The group remains seated on the rocky beach, smiling and turning around as the camera moves.
1961 · Ireland
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A woman is seen low on the sand near palms and a small beach structure.
1960 · Miami, Florida, United States
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The woman walks along the open beach while small figures stand near the water.
1960 · Miami, Florida, United States
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The beach opens into a broad shoreline view with the woman moving away from camera.
1960 · Miami, Florida, United States
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The woman pauses or walks near the shore as distant beachgoers line the water.
1960 · Miami, Florida, United States
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Two women pause near the waterline during a sunny lakeside outing.
1954 · South Dakota, United States
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The women adjust their hair beside the lakeshore as cars sit in the background.
1954 · South Dakota, United States
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A woman in a dark one-piece swimsuit passes close to the camera.
1954 · South Dakota, United States
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A woman walks along the sandy shore in front of parked cars and trees.
1954 · South Dakota, United States
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